The City: Two Stories From The Spiritual Realm of "The City"

The City is a setting for what are essentially two stories. “The Spirit King” is the story of Pope, a powerful prophet in The City, and his rise to power. “Lucas and the Killer” is about a spiritually powerful man named Lucas and his search for justice in The City. As the reader, you may enjoy getting two books for the price of one. There will be diverse sets of characters, ideas, and themes. But each story has a different social and political framework in which the problems of our world are explored. Essentially, you, the reader, are getting a single setting with two very different, very powerful stories. "The City" works as a continuous character throughout both stories. “The City” has a heart, a soul, a fingerprint. It is not just the speculative world in which both of these fiction books take place. The City as a concepts creates a world where massive, urban sprawl has overtaken the whole planet. Technology in The City is both spiritual and material, and in that, characters vary from skeptics to expert practitioners and everything in between. In that environment, "Pope" has the gift of speaking to and hearing from spirits. This has afforded him massive political power and influence, as well as unimaginable wealth. When faced with a coup orchestrated by his political allies, Pope is faced with the choice of doing the right thing or allowing what will certainly be a bloodbath. Ultimately, Pope finds himself with both the opportunity to gain power but also in the cross hairs of those desperately holding on to The City's power. Unique in many ways, these books focus on supernatural, metaphysical, and occult elements as opposed to the typical scientific or magic of many fantasy novels. The characters themselves are unique in that they come from a diverse range of backgrounds, culturally, ethnically, politically and otherwise. In this, the book covers a myriad of complex and difficult global issues throughout. The author has chosen to speak to systemic political and economic issues in the life of the characters -- this is, without question, a deep and fascinating read! Now with more bonus content: Of Life and Times, an original fiction novel by Aaron Kelsay

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